Adjustable trimming mechanism.



A. W. LE BOEUF.

ADJUSTABLE TRIMMING MEGHANISM.

APPLIGATION rILnn 11.10, 1910.

Patented July 25, 1911.

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' Patented Joly 25, 1911.

sent the slug trimming mechanism, which it Animation nee reuruny to, mo. semi no. seam?.

T all who/in it'mo conm Beit known hat I, RT'HUR LE Boum', a citizen of the United States, residin at Woonsocket, `in Ithe count of i e Providence and State of Rhode Island, ave

invented a certain neiivv and useful Improvement in Adjustable Trimming Mechanism, of which the following is fa full, clear, and exact desci'iptionll0 .f This invention is especi' adapted tobe it part of a ma his@ of the linbty'pe dass, for ytheffmrpos'e of tirhminl the type bars or .Jslgs formed in such mac ines, in order that lthe;r may be of the required thickness.

.The particular object of this invention is to provide slu trimming mechanism which may be quick y and accurately adjusted to trim slugs of Adifferent thicknesses corre- .;sponding with 'the various sizes of type. 20 This mechanism necessarily includes two .knives,and means for moving one `or both lof said knives so as to change their rela tio, a movable stop carrier having a plural- -ity of stops which may be brought to oper- 255ative osition by the movement of the carrier, evices, intermediate of the movable knife and carrier, adapted to be moved when `the knife moves and to be carried against thel stops so as to positively limit the move- '30., ment of said knife.

',The embodiment of the invention shown includes other cooperating mechanical parts, .,.and' invention includes said parts tothe :extent set forth `in the appended claims.

Fi re 1 is a rear'eleva- 'stionof the best embodiment of the invention known to me. Fig.'2 is a sectional view in ,l plane indicated by line 2-2 on Fig. 1.

, is a sectional view in the pla-ne indicated by lline 3 #3 4on Fi `side elevation fromthe ri 1. Fi 4 is a t sideo Fig. 1.

f 5 fis a plan view o thestopcarrer i an parts adjacent thereto. Fig. 6 is a rear ,elevation partly broken away. Fig. 7 is a' perspective view of oneof the stop *rods as- "sociated with the upper knife bock.; and

Fig. 8 `is a perspective view of che of the adjustment screws in said knife block.

` Referrin t the parts by letters, A rep;

resentsanframe member upon which the varous patta constitutingthe bodiment of, the ,in'venti'on, as shown, are -}'suppoi'ted.. 'Thisframe' member 'has ai foot a is 'pivotedQ to a turned, and wh ,stop .carrier carries a,A piiif Preferred ein supplorts in proper relation to other parte oft e machina-particularly the mold and the 'ejector by means of which the slugs are forced from the m'old and between the trimming knives. This frame member is in the forth of 'a plate having two rearwardly pro- )eating vertical side bats a which Imay be formadas a prtof the ilate, or,.by preferehce, independently, an iixed thereto. a represents, ib plates fixed to s`aid bars a. Two tri 'mi knife hlocks B', B `lie against'the tear ce of the plate and between it and the overhangingl edges o fgthe Y gib plate v, with their ends, ,which are preferably made slightly convex, as shown, in sliding engagement with the -i'hier ver-l tical faces of .th bars a'; bythe' described construction 'the knives are guided so that when they move they must move in 'a gen# erally vertical direction,4 although if one end shall move slightly ahead of the other the knife blocks will 'not bind in the guidewa s. f l

,D represent two slidinglbars which are movable longitudinally on guideways in front of the two knife blocks,-which guideways are preferably groovesa" a. To each of these bars Dari ohliquely'l set cut into the rear face of Vthe' 'plate l or woonso'cxn'ri anche ISLAND, assrcnoh. 'r'o nnnc'rm'c y- Ain suitable block dis tixed; and ithe'se two blocked severally project into, ail `slidingly 4fit fin oblique "ovas b ih the front faces of the two kni e blocks. A lever F is pivotall'y connected with the lower bar D', and it has a slot f throiiizh `which bassesabin dcar- 'f red by the u'p'xler banD. 'A slotted linky C ara formed,I on theplate A. A screw H passes through theslotc in this link and screws' into the lever; FQ

This screw has an enlarged head in the form of hand wheelfuby which V4it maybe 1C will ciampitogeher ons link c naleven EV represents 'a stop perrier, which is rota- `as the screw is turned,A

tablv mounted 'o'n a verticalaiiis in a bracket .1

a. formed on the framemember A. 'Ehio ity ofsetsf stops e, e. These'are, inf the form, wn, ,screwswhichscrew into the diskfronts e underside thereof tintltheir lowenfacesga v properly positioned gmand these stops maja-i desired, be fixedin' position andheldagainst f ac ydel'nt'al displacemenaby set screwsel Y 4 ssociitted f with the. flower it Lil-ffl i kane bio-elan@ i News QQ; 'reater fractional. resistance, doesnot move are two vertically movable sto rods G which are vertically movable in gui eways or holes formed in the bracket arms a, which are parts of the bars a', and in holes b2 inthe 5 upper knife block. These stop rods at their lower ends en age with, what is for the time being a rigi part of the knife block B', and at thelr upper ends they are so placed that they will engage with one or another of the cuter series of adjustable stops e'. Similar stop rods G ass through vertical holes in the same brac :ets a. and engage at their lower ends with what is for the time being a? rigid part of the upper knife block B; and the upper ends of said rods are in such position that they may engage the lower faces of one or another of the adjustable sto s e of the inner series.

As Wi l be seen from Fig. 5, and as will be understood from the foregoing description the stops e and e' are arranged in pairs, an each pair is associated with another pair diametrically opposed in position. Each set of four-that is tosay, two associated airsV of these adjustable stops, are re uire for the adjustment of the two knife locks for any given size or Vrather thickness of slug to be trimme Preferably there will be graduation marks on the top face of the carrier disk, as for linstance, 5, 6, 7, etc., to indicate that thev knives will, by the action of the indicated stops, be setto trim slu sto be 5 points, 6 points, ete., in thickness. n order to set the knives to trim the slugs to any reuired thickness, the lever F is unlocked v 4an swung to the right, as shown in Fig, 1. This will cause both knives to move down.

' Then the sto VL.carrier is turned to bring the proper set o :stops over the stop rods. An lindex plunger K in one of the rame members a isadapted to 'enterholes of which there are a number in the lower face of the fiegrrier E, when the latter has been moved ,uation marks.` Then the lever is swung overto the left. This will move either bar D o rjfD orboth. 'Let us assume that it moves bar D to the left, and that the bar D' for' example, it may encounter orrfthe timeJheingl Under such circumstances. the pivotal connection between lever` Frmdf helen@ bar D will. b; stationary, il :will ser?. 5a-a ffillcrum. boutwhich the lli-leyerfturnsf -."h1s mov,ement will cause the upper knife block 7B tofnioveupward carrysir :lOlsG with itantl they, by

sfftllrther'movementof lever F in 90 k the samqfdiyectionwillnow be about the 1 pivotj-pi id, 1 as a,A uIcrum, and will .now

move har Df-'gto the righhand this will move 4thelower knife bloc up, until this movement is sto'ped 5 stop rods i 4stops e. :Both Aknife to the proper position as shown b the grad.

mentwith two stopsfacheck its move' the engagement of the' essaie blocks, it will be seen, are positively stopped in positions which are determined by the positions of the lower faces or ends of the stops c, e. When the parts are in this position, the screw H is tightened so as to lock the lever F to the link C, and'thercby the knife blocks are held in the position stated.

In order that there shall be no springing of the disk E, it is provided along lts lower face with an outwardl extended flange e", and this flan e passes beneath overhan ing li s a' forme on the upper ends of the ars a ,-these over-hanging llps being so laced that they are as close as possible to t e ad- 'ustable stops e, e which are for the time eing in use to locatethe position of the knife blocks.

It is desirable that when the stop screws e and e have been once adjusted into noper position, they shall not be changed. evertheless, when the knives are sharpened, some of the stock on the cutting edges will bc ground off, and in that event; said stops would not serve their urpose, unless some means were provided or compensating for the grinding away of the knives. In order to provide such compensating adjustments, two screws M are screwed vertically into the knife block B near the ends thereof, so that the heads of these"'screws will be directly beneath the stop rods G. By turning these screws the throw of the upper knife block may be adjusted with accuracy, when such adjustment is necessary, without changing ,the position of the stop screw e. inasmuch' as it is not convenient, in the construction shown, to put a wrench head on the screws M, such head is put on the upper end of the stop rod G, and the lower end .of said rod is provided with a thin rib g which enters a slot m in the upper end of the corres onding screw M. Therefore, by turning either stop rod G, the correspondin screw M may be' Aturned in or out of tie knife block B.

Screws N are likewise screwed vertically into theknife block B so as to be directly beneath the stop rods G.

The described construction is such that both knife blocks are moved whenever the relative positions of the knife blocks are to be vadjusted for trimming-different sizes of slugs. There are, however, uses to which the described invention may be put, which requires only that oneknife block shall be moved to' adjust thedistance between the knives to suit the various sizes.

The described mechanism may be modified in various ways so that only one knife block will move. Perhaps a simple way to accomplish this result is to have a pin L, whlch can .be passed through one of the frame members af and the b'ar D'. This 4will prevent the movement of that bar and consequently of the knife block B' associated with it, but will permit the movement seems of the bar D and the associated knife block B. If this were done, or if in any way the lower knife block B' were rendered immovable a-nd the upper knife block were alone allowed to move, a readjustment of the stop screws e would probably be required. It is not likely that any one would ever go to the expense of putting in a movable knife block B and mecha nism for controlling its movement, and then provide mechanism for stopping such movement. The reasonable construction, when it is desired to move only one knife block, would be to permanently fix the other, and therefore to provide no mechanism for moving it. The construction referred to is shown, however, merely to indicate that the remaining parts of the mechanism are adaptedfor use to control the movements ofa single movable knife block. Where the knife blocks have been adjusted andlocked by the described mechanism, the type bars to be trimmed are forced between them in the direction of the arrow on Fig. 3. It will be seen from this figure that a slot a9 is cut through the plate A to permit the type bar to ass through it.

It is clear that t e invention as defined y by the claims is not limited to the specific embodiment thereof shown. Many changes from such specific embodiment may be madl` without de arture from the invention.

j Having escribed my invention, I claim:

` vices intermediate of theknife `v1,. In adjustable trimming mechanism, the combination of a movable carrier on which are a plurality' of stops, a. movable knife block, mechanism by whiehthe knife block may be movedtoward said carrier and debloek and carrier, which will be moved by said knife block and Whose movement wil be stopped by their engagement with such of said stops as are presented in their path.

2. In adjustable trimming mechanism, the combination of a movable carrier on which are a plurality ofstops; a `movable knife block f mechanism for moving the movablev ffe block, devices intermediate of the knife block and carrier, which will be moved by said knife block and whose movelment will be sto pcd by their: engagement `with such of sai stops as are presented in their path, and means for locking `said knife block against movement away from the positien in which it is so stopped.

3. In adjustable trimming mechanism, the combination of a movable carrier on which are a plurality of stops, a movable knife block, a guideway in which said knife block s'movble in a direction substantially.' at right angles to its knife edge, which block basin one of its side faces aninclined slot, a slide movable in a path at an angle to that in which the knife block moves, and having a block which enters the inclined lower ends en age with a l able knife bloc and at their upper ends are groove in the knife block and devices in termcdiate of the knife block and carrier which will be moved by said knife block and whose movenient will be stopped by their engagement with such stops are present-4 ed in their path.

4. In adjustable trimming mechanism, the combination of a frame in bei' ivliereon are vertical `guideways, a kni e'blork mounted on' said member in said gui lewa v.-; a movable carrier above said knife block and having a plurality of stops, vertically movable stop rods which at their lower ends-z enga e with a part of the movable knife block an at theirup-per ends are adapted to auf gage with certain of said stops presented in their path, and means for noviugf said knife block toward and away from said carrier.

5. ln adjustable trimming iieehansm. the combination of a franm mvn'xber vflvercon are vertical guidewaysA a trimming kiffe mounted on said member in said geuit-ways,

a mo"ab1e carrier above said knife blccl: :md having a plurality of stops, .erticallv met able stop rods which at their lower ends :nf

` w ich it was stopped by the engagement of said stop rods with said stops.

6. In adjustable trimming mechanism, the combination of a frame member` whereon are vertical guidena is, a. 'trimmin knife mounted on said mem )er in said gui evvays,

a disk rotatable upon a vertical axis and having on its under face a plurality ofstop surfaces in different horizontal planes, vertically movable stop rods which at their artof the movadapted to engage with certain of said stops presented in their path, means for moving said knife block, and means for holding the knife block in position in which it was stopped by the engagement of said stop rods with said stops.

7. In adjustable trimmin mechanism, the combination of two mora le knife blocks,

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mechanism for moving them, a movable car- A isa" 4oblique groove,

part of the knife block and by stops in one i and carrier and adapted to be engaged by said knife block and by stops in the other series on said carrier.

9. In adjustable trimming mechanism, the combination of a, frame member having guideways, two movable knife blocks supported by said frame member in said guide ways, a rotatable disk mounted on said frame member and carrying two annular series of stops, a pair of vertical stop rods associated with each knife block and adapted to engage at their lower ends with a rigid part of said knife block, and each pair of stop rods bein adapted for engagement at their upper en s with stops on said carrier.

10. In adjustable trimming mechanism, the combination of a frame member having vertical gnideways, two movable knife blocks supported thereby in said gnideways, each knife block having in one of its faces an two operating bars supported in guideways on said frame member, at substantially ri ht an les to the guideways in which the mife b oeks are movable, each bar having a block fixed to it which enters the oblique groove in the associated knife block, a carrier movable above said knife blocks and having two series of stops, a pair of vertical stop rods movable endwlse in suitable guideways, one pair engaging at their lower ends with, the upper knife block, and at their upper ends with stops on said carrier, and the other air of stop rods engaginr at their lower en s with the lower knife blbck and at their upper ends with stops on said carrier` an4 operating lever ivoted to one of said operating bars, and taving a slot and pin connection with the other, and mechanism for locking said lever in various positions.

11. In adjustable trimming mechanism, the combination of a frame member having vertical guideways, two movable knife blocks sup orted thereby in saidl guideways, each kniie block having in one o its faces an oblique groove, two operating bars supported in uideways on said frame at substantially rig t angles to the guideways in which the 09eme knife blocks are movable, each bar having a block fixed to it which enters the oblique groove in the associated knife block, a stop carrier movable above said knife blocks and having two series of stops, a pair of vertical stop rods movable endwise in suitable guideways, a pair engaging at their lower ends with the upper knife block, and at their upper ends with stops on said carrier, and the other pair of stop rods enga in at their lower ends with the lower kni e b ock and at their upper ends with stops on said car'- ricr, an operating lever pivoted to one of said operating bars, and having a slot and pin connection with the other, a freely swinging slotted link, and a screw passing through the slot of said link and screwing into said lever whereby4 the link is clamped to said lever.

12. In adjustable trimming mechanism, the combination of a frame member, two movable knife blocks supported by said frame member in said 'guideway, a rotatable disk mounted on a vertical axis and carrying two annular series of adjustable stops, lips fixed to the frame member ovcrhanging the edges of said disk and engaging therewith, a air of vertical stop rods associated with eac knife block and adapted to enea e at their lower ends with a rigid art ofJ the associated knife block and adapte to engage at their upper ends with stops on said carrler.

13. In adjustable trimming mechanism, the combination of a frame member having vertical guideways, two knife blocks su ported by said frame member in said gui eways, a movable stop carrier, a pair of adustment screws screwing into each knife lock, and vertical stop rods which engage at their lower ends severally with said adjustment screws and are adapted at their upper ends to engage the stops on said carrier, and means for movin said knife blocks.

In testimony w ereof, I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR W. LE BOEUF.

Witnesses:

RoY J. Sonnen, E.' F. GoDDARo. 

